Actor Ranveer Singh talked about his favourite English Premier League (EPL) football club Arsenal before their Wednesday match with Chelsea and expressed his delight at meeting club legends Cesc Fabregas and Patrick Vieira, a video clip shared by Sky Sports on Twitter reveals.
In the video, the Gully Boy actor is seen standing beside Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fabregas and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink before the match. “Honoured to be here, privileged to be on the show in such esteemed company. Mr Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fabregas and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, all my friends in India, you can reach your heart out. Since we are born in India, cricket is like a religion for us, it’s in our blood. But, after cricket, if there is anything else, it is football. Football is huge in India,” the actor said.
Ranveer also shared how he fell in love with the Arsenal football club.“The English Premier League came (in India) at the turn of the century, around the year 2000. A whole generation got hooked on this high-quality football. It was around then when I was watching the Invincibles play football. And that’s what made me fall in love with the sport and Arsenal.”
“When I first saw Patrick Vieira, it was down this tunnel, right here (at the Emirates Stadium). I was with my best friend, who is also an Arsenal fan for 22 years, and we were like schoolgirls. And six years ago, I met my hero, Thierry Henry. I feel so honoured to be standing beside these esteemed gentlemen,” he added.
Premier League India also shared a video on Instagram in which Vieira and Fabregas are seen signing Ranveer’s Arsenal jerseys.
The Padmaavat actor also shared images with Arsenal legends Emmanuel Petit, Gilberto Silva and Per Mertesacker on his Instagram Stories.
Ranveer with Emmanuel Petit, Gilberto Silva and Per Mertesacker. Instagram
Ranveer also shared an image of him at the pitch side at the Emirates along with pictures with British long-distance runner Mo Farah and with Arsenal’s mascot Gunnersaurus.
Ranveer at pitchside, with Mo Farah and with Gunnersaurus. Instagram
Recently, Ranveer attended various stadiums to watch Premier League matches. He was in attendance at Fulham’s match against Manchester City at Craven Cottage and Leicester City Vs Everton game at the King Power Stadium.
Ranveer will be seen alongside Alia Bhatt in Karan Johar’s romantic drama film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani, which is slated to hit the theatres on July 28.
